ACT provides grants of up to £2,500 to individuals with the aim of enhancing the quality of life for people in need (specifically people living in poverty, those who have a physical and/or mental disability or the aged). Applicants are required to be permanently resident in…

AdviceUK is the largest advice network in the UK with more than 800 independent advice centres. If your organisation gives free advice to members of the public and if you are independent of local and national government bodies then you might qualify for membership with AdviceUK.

AFTAID - Aid for the Aged in Distress offers direct financial assistance in the form of grants, often in emergency situations, covering a wide range of 'quality of life' issues. It welcomes applications from individuals, or their family and neighbours. Most often it is contacted by…

The Age Action Alliance is a network that brings together organisations and older people, in partnership. Drawn from civil society and the public and private sectors, it takes a positive approach to ageing and seeks practical ways to improve services and support to older people. Members…

1 in 5 people over 50 don’t have children and by 2030, there will be 2 million people over 65 without children. Ageing without Children aims to help people ageing without children live a later life free of the free fear of ageing alone and…

Barchester’s Charitable Foundation was created by Barchester Healthcare in 2000 to give something back to people in the communities where the Barchester care homes operate. It is a registered charity based in London and legally completely independent of Barchester Healthcare. The Foundation has its own…

Scams are misleading or deceptive communications like letters, emails or phone calls that try to con people out of money, but not all are illegal. There are hundreds of types of scams - fake lottery and prize draw wins, bogus psychic predictions, get-rich-quick investment cons and 'miracle'…

The Beth Johnson Foundation is a UK-wide charity that works to make a positive impact on the lives of older people, to gain recognition for the valuable role that older people play in society and to challenge age discrimination and stereotyping. It can offer various…

The Campaign to End Loneliness is a network of national, regional and local organisations and people working together through community action, good practice, research and policy to create the right conditions to reduce loneliness in later life. It was launched in 2011, is led by five partner…